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Also known as peptide boronate, [(1R)-3-methyl-1-({(2S)-3-phenyl-2-[(pyrazin-2-ylcarbonyl)amino]propanoyl}amino)butyl]boronic acid, N-[(1R)-1-(dihydroxyboryl)-3-methylbutyl]-N-(pyrazin-2-ylcarbonyl)-L-phenylalaninamide

Bortezomib, sold under the brand name Velcade among others, is an anti-cancer medication used to treat multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma. This includes multiple myeloma in those who have and have not previously received treatment. It is generally used together with other medications. It is given by injection.

Chemical data

Formula
C19H25BN4O4
Molecular weight
384.2 g/mol
IUPAC name
[(1R)-3-methyl-1-[[(2S)-3-phenyl-2-(pyrazine-2-carbonylamino)propanoyl]amino]butyl]boronic acid
SMILES
B([C@H](CC(C)C)NC(=O)[C@H](CC1=CC=CC=C1)NC(=O)C2=NC=CN=C2)(O)O
InChIKey
GXJABQQUPOEUTA-RDJZCZTQSA-N
Polar surface area
124 Ų
H-bond donors
4
H-bond acceptors
6
Formal charge
0

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Bortezomib, sold under the brand name Velcade among others, is an anti-cancer medication used to treat multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma. This includes multiple myeloma in those who have and have not previously received treatment. It is generally used together with other medications. It is given by injection.

Common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, tiredness, low platelets, fever, numbness, low white blood cells, shortness of breath, rash and abdominal pain. Other severe side effects include low blood pressure, tumour lysis syndrome, heart failure, and reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome. It is in the class of medications known as proteasome inhibitor. It works by inhibiting proteasomes, cellular complexes that break down proteins.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “bortezomib” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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